11 Jun
42 and I am genuinely bewildered by my own body right now. Last year my periods were like clockwork. Now I honestly have no idea when one is coming, how heavy it will be, or whether I'll get through a meeting without having to excuse myself. Last month I bled through dark trousers at work and had to spend the rest of the afternoon with my cardigan tied round my waist like I was fifteen. I cried in the car on the way home. Forty two years old. The exhaustion is the other thing. Not just tired, like properly wrung out. I fell asleep on the sofa at half seven last Thursday and my husband had to wake me for bed. I'm starting to wonder how much of it is the bleeding itself, whether my iron is in the floor, I genuinely don't know. I've got a GP appointment coming up and I want to actually be useful when I go in, not just say "my periods are heavy" and get sent away with a leaflet. Has anyone kept notes on their bleeding before an appointment? Like, what actually helped the doctor take it seriously? I've started writing down the dates and roughly how heavy each day felt but I don't know if that's the right level of detail or if there's something more specific I should be tracking. Any thoughts welcome. Knackered and ready to be taken seriously x